(12/16/11) After several months of discussion with the APWU, postal management has agreed to eliminate the use of “dually appointed” Rural Carrier Associates and Postal Support Employees (PSEs). In accordance with a letter dated Dec. 7 [PDF], the dual appointments will end no later than Jan. 13, 2012.
As a result, there are now no circumstances under which a Rural Letter Carrier or Rural Carrier Associate may be permitted to perform APWU bargaining unit work. Light mail volume would not justify it, nor would heavy mail volume or an emergency. RCAs are simply prohibited from performing Clerk Craft duties.
Eliminating the dual appointments, which were prevalent in small offices, will protect Clerk Craft work for APWU members.
Mike Morris
APWU Industrial Relations Director
This was a bad idea from the start, I know from experiance. Would come in from a full day on rural route and be handed mail for a city route. Never a day off,never had a doctors or denial appointment that I did have to cancel at the last min. Oh, nothing like comming in off a ruual route and being told to go work the window.